>> reporter: i'm live in concord where the future is uncertain for 180 school district employees. i'll have the details coming up. >> police search for a convicted child molester who may have skipped town. your retirement account could put you in debt. the key steps to avoid a financial nightmare. a live look outside at the bay bridge, folks making their way across the span on this wednesday, march 9th. this is today in the bay. >> good morning everyone.

i'm laura garcia-cannon in for scott mcgrew. it's 4:30. that means it's time to check the east bay forecast. >> good morning to you, laura, good morning to you at home. we have clouds overhead that's going to prevent fog formation for now which is good if you have to wake up and get to work right now. we have great visibility. we could see fog become a factor. we're going to keep watching that but the east bay looking really mild this morning because of that cloud cover. our temperatures are in the upper 40s. we'll let you know when the rain is to return and how warm it's going to be today. i think you'll like it coming up. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. an easy east bay commute. we have the maze, close to the limit approaching the toll plaza. approaching the san mateo bridge you have construction, northbound 880 at 92, the transition ramp on eastbound 92, that's an issue but westbound

you might have construction crew clearing from the scene so there could be an issue. over to the san mateo bridge plaza. over to the peninsula with the taillights, a smooth drive. you can see the lights and no shake to the camera so wind relatively calm crossing the water. >> it's 4:32. this morning an east bay school district is laying out its worst case scenario, dozens of potential layoffs to close a $22 million budget gap. monty francis is live at concord with more of what this means for teachers, district employees, students and parents. good morning, monty. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at the school district headquarters where the layoff notices could go out as early as next week. a total of 180 district employees should expect to receive pink slips and that includes 150 teachers. last night the school board authorized a layoff although they are tentative at this point and won't be final until the state's budget is passed.

the deadline for that is in june. but this morning the future is uncertain for 33 music teachers, 28 high school teachers, 27 elementary school teachers and 20 librarians in the district. the district is faced with declining enrollment and a $28 million budget shortfall. the cuts would rid all elementary schools in the district of their music programs. >> stand behind the board that treats my children as if they are petty cash and me as if i'm unintelligent and disposable. >> reporter: the district has decided to close two schools in concord to deal with the shortfall. depending on what happens with the governor's budget in june and a ballot measure to extend taxes the district is considering shortening the year and starting the year in october. parents and teachers are not satisfied. they are vowing to fight to keep teachers on the job. live in concord, monty francis, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much.

this morning antioch has a plan to prevent police officer layoffs. city leaders unanimously agreed to labor concessions of the union. it defers scheduled salary increases and also requires that starting in july officers start paying 3% of their salary toward retirement pension costs until january 2012. they currently pay none. the agreement saves the city some $967,000. >> this morning east bay police are searching for a convicted child molester who appears to have skipped town after a court house run-in with a victim. he was last seen on the first day of testimony in his trial when he came face-to-face with a 13-year-old witness who according to the "mercury news" fell to the ground sobbing at the sight of him. four days after he went missing betty was convicted of molesting two teen girls while working as a family counselor in pittsburgh.

betty is now facing more than eight years in prison and possibly more time for ditching his trial. >> on the 6 month anniversary of the san bruno explosion we're learning more about what led up to the blast. new documents show that pg&e operators knew a botched repair job in a control station was causing gas to flow uncontrollably but they couldn't fix the problem remotely and that set off a chain reaction. a half hour later the pipe line in san bruno exploded. pg&e is not saying if there is a connection. also we're learning the san mateo d.a.'s office is investigating the company's 1993 seismic upgrade project. they upgraded pipelines but stopped a few blocks short of replacing the section of pipeline that exploded last september. many people are still recovering from the painful ordeal. jean elle has a touching story of a woman who grew up in the neighborhood and is helping it to heal. >> reporter: the pipeline

exploded behind me, you can see this neighborhood has a long way to go before it looks like home. one woman who grew up here says piecing this tragic story together is helping her heal. >> making the quilt is how i started my own healing process. >> reporter: ann presented the san bruno council with a special quilt. it honors the heroes who saved lives and property and remembers those who were killed in the pg&e pipe line explosion. six months later it's still hard for mcdonald to visit her childhood home. >> it's very difficult to see that. i usually walk down to the corner every time i go home to look at it again. >> reporter: sewing this story together gave her a chance to reflect on a disaster that changed so many lives. mcdonald won't ever forget the kindness. >> and going to the rec center and trying to find clothes for our parents and all of the process and you saw people who went down there and cooked for people for four days and brought everything people could need and

helped out so much. it really reminds you that people care. >> reporter: she went to fire stations that responded to the inferno to collect tee shirts. talking with firefighters was the most emotional part of piecing her quilt together. >> when i was collecting things and talking to the firemen because it brought up so much for so many of them they saw what it was and as it was happening. >> reporter: eight died. the mayor attended many of their funerals. his promise now, to never let the san bruno disaster be forgotten. >> my greatest fear is that the hole gets filled and the street paved and somebody comes up to me and says didn't you guys have a fire or something at san bruno a few years ago. >> reporter: the quilt will help keep difficult memories fresh. that quilt will be hung at city hall in san bruno, for people living in the neighborhood, the fences and the empty lots are all the reminders they need.

jean elle, nbc today in the bay. >> such a devastating day. today environmentalists will meet with caltrans officials over concerns on a road project. a meeting will take place to discuss the construction's impact on environment near niles canyon road. groups say it will destroy hundreds of native trees and threaten habitats. caltrans officials say the plan will improve highway safety. >> the coast zbard honoring a bay area man who risked his life nearly 70 years ago. the late tunnel will be awarded a special medal for saving the life of a fellow sailor from the icy waters of canada back in 1946. his enlistment end add few weeks after the incident and the process to honor him was actually never processed. a ceremony will take place at the coast guard island in alameda later this morning. tunnel would become the nfl's first african-american elected to its hall of fame.

a nice honor finally. 4:38 now. i want to check the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. we're looking a little on the cloudy side this morning with the clouds are actually helping us out in the weather department especially if you are an early morning commuter. the fog is not able to form because we've got a good blanket of high clouds, mid level clouds over head and that's good news. we have calm winds. as soon as we lose this cloud cover we could see some of the fog form. we're going to keep watching it for you this morning. clear skies, calm winds usually leads to the radiational fog. this afternoon you are going to love what's in store. i'm calling it the best day of the week. 47 degrees right now in livermore. 50 in hayward. in concord, 49 degrees. and we are on our way towards the 70s in many east bay cities. concord 70 for you, 68 in fairfield and 70 degrees in livermore. so a nice afternoon. we're going to drop off in temperature tomorrow and there is rain on the way. we'll talk more about that

coming up. >> good morning. best day of the week, that's good. i'll call this the best commute. the car knee news and benicia bridges. north of here we had an accident eastbound 80, and that cleared. the incident is clear from the roadway. a smooth drive east of there also out of antioch, 66 you see that will slow down over the next hour between 5:30 and 5:40. from the walnut creek interchange for 24 out of orinda and through the caldecott tunnel, westbound bores should be no problem. no construction scheduled but there's the tribune building in the distance. through oakland, smooth for 880 at the bottom of the screen and a live look shows you the toll plaza with no major issues. slowing at the bottom lane here as you approach the toll plaza. i'll check, so far sounds like

everything is clear but there may be a lane closed. that's why there might be slowing approaching the left side cash lanes. >> thanks, mike. saving for retirement can be tricky now a days. how about being told you owe money after you cash out? what you need to know before taking your payout. and facebook gets into the movie rental business. how it will work. how happy are you living in california? a new poll reveals where you may be happiest. and a live look outside, i love looking at the bay bridge. a nice beautiful day on tap. [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience

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a good wednesday morning to you. we take a live look outside. 880, pretty light but it's early. >> botched buyout. imagine cashing out your retirement plan and finding out months later there is a mistake and you owe half back. that's what happened to one state worker and it's not the first time. today in the east bay's vicki win has more. >> all i saw was a check for

$82,000. >> reporter: jana thought she was starting a new chapter in her life. >> you try to verify twice that was the right amount. >> it said it was correct. and i called them and said are you sure, they said yes. enjoy your retirement. so i was like whoa. >> she celebrate bid investing in her business. >> i paid off my debt and did a lot for the community and helped people to get jobs. i was overjoyed. yeah. so i thought i would be able to enjoy my retirement. >> reporter: four months after cashing her check calpers sent her a notice saying she was overpaid by $39,000. in a letter dated the following day that shot to almost $52,000. >> to get emotional about money, it's a thing but that's a huge amount. >> somebody doesn't know what they are doing.

>> reporter: this is not her attorney, she can't afford one, but he says he's dealt with dozens of cases where both private companies and state agencies botched their worker's payouts and demanded the money back. we found court documents involving other cases where calpers made mistakes in payments, undiscovered for almost four years. surprisingly he says you may be on the hook for up to three years even if you did everything right. >> if you are ever dealing with a large corporation or any government agency you should assume that whatever is going to go wrong will go wrong. you should keep an accurate record of everyone you talked to, their phone number and address. you should take good notes. >> reporter: she subsequent 12 1/2 years working for solano county helping people get jobs. she hopes by taking the early retirement she could continue to do so through her own nonprofit. >> i have this enormous debt.

>> if she can prove she retired early and gave up her job, based on calper's promise that she would receive almost $82,000, she may have a case to keep the cash. vicki win, bay area news. >> after multiple attempts to interview a representative from calper's the agency responded via e-mail stating the mistake was caused by human error and doesn't impact other members. the confusion they maintain stems from a mix-up with her original decision to take monthly payments and then her later decision to take a lump sum payment. if you have a story you would like us to look into let us know. e-mail us at news tips at nbcbayarea.com. tonight at 11:00 the governor is revoking state paid cell phones, eliminating gifts for public employees and he's flying commercial. but are governor brown's measures more for show or actual savings? that's tonight at 11:00. >> toyota has a grand turn around plan. it hopes to be the first to sell

10 million cars a year. and though it does admit rapid expansion is partly to blame for many of its recall problems, let's turn to courtney reagan at world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. futures are actually slightly positive though investors a bit jittery. stocks did get some relief yesterday, all the major u.s. indices did close higher after opec said it's considering raising output to tamp down. u.s. crude is below $105 a barrel, easing back from the 2.5 year high we saw hit on monday. the spike in oil prices is helping push stocks higher in asia. european stocks are mixed. separately the bull market turns two, the s&p has almost doubled when it hit a 12 year low after the financial crisis. the dow is back above 12,000, about 2,000 shy of its all-time

high but a two-year high. starbucks marks a milestone unveiling its new logo to coincide with their 40th anniversary celebration. the logo features the sirn character but is green and doesn't feature the name or coffee. the last redesign in 1992. also debuting baked goods called petites and a new cappuccino. back to you. >> especially this early in the morning. thanks so much. supposed to be a pretty nice day, maybe by afternoon we'll have iced coffee. >> yeah, you can enjoy that cocoa cappuccino right now. it's chilly enough for that. you're right on point, laura. we're going to see a gorgeous day, the best of the week. temperatures in the 70-degree range across the east bay. we have clouds overhead. the clouds are doing us a favor this morning. they are actually serving as a blanket trapping in the heat from yesterday and also

preventing some of the fog from forming in the east bay this morning. we do have a little haze out there and we are expecting some fog formation over the next couple of hours. right now pretty good visibility across the board, it's clear and basically everywhere you head right now it is clear out there. and it's actually pretty mild out there as well. temperatures this morning are in the 50s, we're looking at 51 degrees right now in oakland. probably going to reach about 70 degrees in oakland today as your high. 49 degrees in concord now. and 47 degrees in livermore. along the peninsula we will see a bit of a sea breeze but we're looking toward relatively calm winds. it's the calm winds that could lead to fog formation this morning so we're going to watch that as i said before. it is probable. 69 degrees in oakland, 67 in fremont and 70 degrees in los gatos. in the south bay, pretty comfortable all day today. looks good, then the rain comes back in the mix as we head into tomorrow, laura. i hope you have a cute little

jacket handy. i'm sure. you have the best wardrobe i've seen. >> the tough thing is getting the milk stains off these days. thanks so much. the sharks have no time to rest after a thrilling night at the tank. they spend the day gearing up for tomorrow's game against the canucks. san jose added a tally to the win column. the sharks over the predators. final score 3-2. >> 4:51. coming up, forget buying movies. now you have to like it. facebook movies moves into the movie rental business. plus, it's not disneyland but it's the happiest place in the u.s. we're going to tell you which state is the happiest state. >> as we get you set, winding but clear. where the backup forms early. we'll give that a check and construction comup.

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good morning to you. live look outside, nice clear morning out there. look at the bay bridge, should be pretty warm temperatures. i think the warmest of the week. we'll check in with christina coming up. >> gorgeous in our state but which state would you live in the you wanted to be the happiest? the 2010 gallup index places hawaii as the happiest state. considered several factors including laughter, life

evaluation, physical health. wyoming, north dakota and alaska also at the top. west virginia, kentucky and mississippi at the bottom. california, by the way, ranked number 19. which surprised me. you know, we've got the gorgeous weather, we do a lot of laughing here. what do you think? >> i agree with the laughing. i had a theory maybe drinks with umbrellas and making you happier. alaska, minnesota. all right. we'll check out the drink status there. we have a nice flow of traffic through livermore and we have no problems out of the altamont pass. winds, 14 minutes through the dublin interchange. smooth through the castro valley. construction still going on at hayward. that is all picking up about now. so already we have some of the sections of 92 with the construction picking up for the san mateo bridge. what it's like on oakland, not the heavy volume. that will pick up. >> thank you very much. now we want to look at what's later today in the bay.

what you working on? >> lots of stuff. is there a dark side to those after work texts and e-mails and cell phone calls? new information this morning on how they could affect your mood and your health. also, new meaning to grand theft auto. you would think it would be difficult to steal a really super high end luxury car and get away with it but somebody did. we now know who owns this exotic lamborghini that was stolen. we'll find out what's the latest on that. it was taken out of san francisco. and we're going to track down today in the "bay area living's" bob redell live in new orleans. we're going to see how he survived mardi gras. we'll wake him up early this morning, see what's going on with him. a lot more coming up. >> time to curl up with some of your friends with a movie. movie renttales are on the way to facebook.

those who click like on "the dark knight" page will be able to click a rent icon and pay 30 facebook credits to watch it for 48 hours. the offer is only open to u.s. residents. >> if you have tax questions they are ways you can use your smart phone to get information. apps are available for turbo texas, and the irs for both iphone and android phones. you can even file easy tax returns with a turbo tax app. while that is free you have to pay $14.99 to file the federal and state taxes. >> we'll have a lot more after this.

today marks six months since pg&e's pipe line explosion in san bruno. now the company could face criminal charges. i'll explain the latest legal twist coming up